Question

When distinguishing care management from case management, the nurse realizes that case management is primarily:

1.A tool for health maintenance organizations.

2.Targeted toward a specific segment of the population

3.Implemented with individual clients

4. Used to measure health care....

4. Used yt

3.Used to measure the health status of the aggregate population

Answer 1

Care management is solely focused on the care of the patient and creating a smooth transition between different treatments and stages of care.

whereas,

Case management focuses on rehabilitation and recovery as a whole, bringing all the aspects together to create one successful journey. It  is a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual's and family's comprehensive health needs through communication and available resources to promote patient safety, quality of care, and cost

The case management process consists of five parts: assessment, treatment planning, linking, advocacy, and monitoring.

There are four basic levels involved with case management – intake, needs assessment, service planning, and monitoring and evaluating

** When distinguishing care management from case management, the nurse realizes that case management is primarily -

Option 3.) Implemented with individual clients.